Can hopelessness and adolescents' beliefs and attitudes about seeking help account for help negation?

Authors

Coralie J. Wilson, University of WollongongFollow
Joseph V. Ciarrochi, School of Psychology, University of WollongongFollow
Frank P. Deane, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

13213

Publication Details

Wilson, C. J., Deane, F. P. & Ciarrochi, J. V. (2005). Can hopelessness and adolescents'' beliefs and attitudes about seeking help account for help negation?. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61 (12), 1525-1539.

Abstract

This article reports the first time the help-negation relationship for suicidal thoughts (i.e., the inverse relationship between help-seeking intentions for suicidal thinking and levels of suicidal ideation) has been specifically examined, and established, in a non-clinical adolescent sample. The study raises major implications for national and international suicide prevention policy development, clinical practice and strategies for ongoing prevention and early intervention